An implanted heart device gives you peace of mind, but ongoing care ensures it continues working safely and effectively. At the AnMed Cardiac Device Clinic, our specialized technicians and heart doctors provide the long-term monitoring you need for your pacemaker, defibrillator or loop recorder. We make it easy to stay on top of your heart health with convenient in-person follow-up care and wireless data checks that track your heart rhythm. With expert care close to home, we support patients across the Upstate with dedicated clinic locations in Anderson, Clemson and Pickens.
What’s a Cardiac Device?
If you have a heart arrhythmia, your doctor may decide you need a cardiac device to correct your irregular heartbeat. A cardiac device is usually considered when other treatments do not work.
Your doctor will surgically insert a small electrical device, such as a pacemaker, under the skin of your chest or abdomen. This device sends electrical pulses to restore normal heart rhythm.
Types of Cardiac Devices
Your cardiac device may be a:
- Pacemaker: Small, wireless device attached to the heart to control a slow heartbeat and keep it beating at a normal rate
- Biventricular pacemaker: Pacemaker with a third wire to send impulses to the heart to synchronize the lower-left chambers (ventricles)
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD): Device that delivers an electrical impulse to return a fast heartbeat (ventricular arrhythmia) to a regular heartbeat
- Loop recorder: Wireless cardiac device that records your heart rhythm
